Articles and Contributions Round-up
I’m very fortunate in that I’ve been asked to collaborate on, or write articles for some amazing people out there.
To keep a record of that, and to enable you to explore all my past content, here’s a round-up ⬇️
Airfocus - The State of Product Ops: What's Holding Product Teams Back in 2025?
In this exclusive report, airfocus surveyed 169 product ops and product management roles, including team leaders (46.7%), directors/VPs (20%), and even founders and C-suite executives (6.7%). Our findings highlight progress shadowed by persistent hurdles. In collaboration with Antonia Landi and other industry leaders, explore which hurdles product teams are facing today and what you can do about it. Read more here
Ampli - 10 Questions You’ve Always Had About Product Ops
Have you always wondered what Product Ops actually is, but were too shy to ask? Antonia Landi demystifies Product Operations for good by answering ten of the most common questions. Read more here
Product-Led Alliance - Getting Hired in Product
The job market is competitive, but you can stand out. Whether you're starting your career, have been recently laid off, or are seeking a better opportunity, your Getting Hired in Product playbook is designed to guide you every step of the way. Read more here
Quantive - The 2024 OKR Guide
Discover unique insights from 18+ OKR experts and how AI shapes OKR adoption today. This page-turner is your key to transforming challenges into winning opportunities. Read more here
Product-Led Alliance - State of Product Ops Report 2023
Product-Led Alliance has released their annual comprehensive State of Product Ops report, where they dove into the insights, findings, and wisdom gathered from the leading minds in the industry. Read more here
Collato - How to say ‘no’ as a Product Manager
As a product manager, you will inevitably have to decline requests, manage expectations, and make tough decisions. Collato interviewed 17 top product leaders to find out the best ways you can tell stakeholders "no." Read more here
Birdie - Product Ops beyond the Hype
Birdie asked eight questions to eight product ops professionals to help you understand what this field is all about - and whether and how you can successfully implement it in your organisation. Read more here
The Product Operations Manifesto
In April 2023 twelve global leaders in Product Operations came together to create the Product Operations Manifesto, to define the principles, commitments, and prerequisites of the function. Read the Manifesto here
The Product Zine - D.I.Y. Product Ops Handbook
Lara Orrico and Antonia Landi collaborated on this edition of the Product Zine to tell you all about how to build your Product Ops sense - and what is needed to make Product Operations a success at your organisation. Read more here
Product State - Building a well-oiled Product Ops machine
Product State interviewed Antonia Landi on what Product Ops enables, what principles underlie the function, and how to do it successfully. Read more here
Product-Led Alliance - Ones to Watch in Product-Led Growth in 2023
Product-Led Alliance has created 2023's list of product superstars who are setting examples everyone should be following to succeed. Their Ones to Watch in PLG report is designed to showcase the influential, inspiring, and exciting product people who deserve to be recognised for their efforts. Read more here
Mind the Product - Whose job is it anyway? The rise of Product Ops and why it deserves to be an independent function
Lately it feels like no matter where you look, there’s always someone talking about Product Ops. What it is, how to hire for it, and how this latest specialist role is definitely the ticket to your company’s success. But few people are asking: Does this role actually need to exist? In this guest post, Antonia Landi, Product Operations Leader provides all the answers. Read more here
Thoughts Unravelled - Why Perfection Won’t Get You Anywhere
In this guest post, Antonia Landi looks at why we strive for perfection in Product Management, what role books have played in that, and why it’s been detrimental to us as Product Managers and the discipline as a whole. Read more here
Product-Led Alliance - State of Product Ops Report 2022
12 months after their inaugural State of Product Ops Report, Product-Led Alliance unpacks exactly where product ops stands now. Is the function even necessary? Is it pivotal to product orgs or just a fresh way of painting over old problems? Read more here
Product-Led Alliance - Ones to Watch in Product-Led Growth in 2022
Product-Led Alliance has been working with Gainsight and the fantastic PLA community to create the definitive list of the product superstars who are setting examples everyone should be following to succeed in the year of PLG. Read more here
Product-Led Alliance - Product Ops is here - what next?
In this guest post, Antonia Landi talks about the rise of Product Operations as an independent function, what this means for organisations, and what a possible future could look like for this emerging specialisation. Read more here
LeadDev - How to write communication guidelines – and live by them
In this guest post, Antonia Landi outlines why communication guidelines are helpful artefacts when working with people from different backgrounds and communication habits, the challenges in creating them, and what to look out for. Read more here
